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Heart Maker: Dr Hesham Sadek and Research That Could End Heart Disease
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Heart Maker: Dr Hesham Sadek and Research That Could End Heart Disease

Dr Hesham Sadek is pioneering research that could change the face of medicine. If his work in cardiac regeneration succeeds, he may one day end heart disease altogether, sparing that valiant, thumping organ its often fatal toll.

16 Dec 2013 By Official Bespoke

Blogging Agent: Soraya Bakhtiar And The Rise Of A Style Influencer
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Blogging Agent: Soraya Bakhtiar And The Rise Of A Style Influencer

Soraya Bakhtiar calls her style girly and bohemian yet edgy and boyish. Launched eighteen months ago while she studied fashion journalism in London, her eponymous blog now commands over 25,000 fast-rising Instagram followers.

14 Dec 2013 By Official Bespoke

Diversity Rules: Architect Richard Landry on Thinking Big and Small
places · Unusuals

Diversity Rules: Architect Richard Landry on Thinking Big and Small

Celebrated for his sensational large houses, architect Richard Landry insists his practice also designs small, actively seeking commissions of 500 square metres each year. He explains why scale, ultimately, is always relative to the client.

10 Dec 2013 By Official Bespoke

King Of Cling: Azzedine Alaïa's First Parisian Retrospective Draws The Faithful
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King Of Cling: Azzedine Alaïa's First Parisian Retrospective Draws The Faithful

To be draped and shaped by Azzedine Alaïa is a rite of passage for the fashionable elite. Opening night at the Franco-Tunisian couturier's first Paris retrospective drew his devoted family of editors and admirers.

6 Dec 2013 By Official Bespoke

Unexpected Match: Actress Hiam Abbass Directs a Film for Miu Miu
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Unexpected Match: Actress Hiam Abbass Directs a Film for Miu Miu

Hiam Abbass, the Arab actress and director known for playing strong women from struggling widows to defiant mothers, seems an unlikely choice for Miuccia Prada's playful younger label. We explore this intriguing fashion collaboration.

3 Dec 2013 By Official Bespoke

Christo and Jeanne-Claude Have Been Involved in Some Monumental Art Installations But There’s One That Got Away
people · design

Christo and Jeanne-Claude Have Been Involved in Some Monumental Art Installations But There’s One That Got Away

If ever it is completed, Abu Dhabi’s Mastaba Project would be the world’s largest public sculpture. First developed by the celebrated art duo Christo & Jeanne-Claude back in 1977, a new book by Taschen documents the process of the monument’s construction. The craft of the builder wa…

30 Nov 2013 By Official Bespoke

Projects and the City: Architect Hashim Sarkis on Urban Life
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Projects and the City: Architect Hashim Sarkis on Urban Life

Architect, urban planner and Harvard Aga Khan Programme director Hashim Sarkis has spent his life thinking about cities. Lebanese by origin, he hails from a small country home to five of the world's oldest.

29 Nov 2013 By Official Bespoke

The Greener Yonder: The Challenge Of Powering The World's Largest Superyachts Sustainably
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The Greener Yonder: The Challenge Of Powering The World's Largest Superyachts Sustainably

Superyachts promise freedom and adventure, floating islands from which to explore the natural world. Yet as these vessels grow ever larger and more complex, their dependence on fuel and intricate onboard systems grows too.

26 Nov 2013 By Official Bespoke

Clinical Competency: The Eighth-Generation Porsche 911 Turbo Forty Years After the Original
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Clinical Competency: The Eighth-Generation Porsche 911 Turbo Forty Years After the Original

Four decades after the first 911 Turbo made its debut, Porsche introduces its eighth-generation iteration. It may not be a looker, but once you get behind the wheel, we doubt you will much care.

26 Nov 2013 By Official Bespoke

The Tip Of Her Toe: A Portrait Of The Inscrutable Marko
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The Tip Of Her Toe: A Portrait Of The Inscrutable Marko

Hard, handsome and remote, with shocks of white in his well-groomed dark hair, Marko is a man few know intimately. As his assistant takes notes, a rare flicker of unease betrays his composure.

23 Nov 2013 By Official Bespoke

Don't Believe the Hype: A Pilgrim's Long Walk From England to Jerusalem
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Don't Believe the Hype: A Pilgrim's Long Walk From England to Jerusalem

In Beirut our writer met a man eight months into walking from England to Jerusalem, pausing after the length of Turkey and Lebanon. No fair-weather traveller, he had worn the journey remarkably well.

20 Nov 2013 By Official Bespoke

Behind the Baize: Inside Macau's Booming Casinos and the Paiza Mansions' Secret Luxury
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Behind the Baize: Inside Macau's Booming Casinos and the Paiza Mansions' Secret Luxury

A decade ago Macau had a single casino; now it has dozens, a testament to rising Chinese purchasing power. At its summit sit the Paiza Mansions, palatial suites that cannot be booked, only earned.

17 Nov 2013 By Official Bespoke